Management Team
Allied's leaders share a consultative, proactive business approach and long-term expertise in our niche industries. Averaging almost 20 years of service with Allied, they also share many qualities - dedication to exceptional results for clients, innovative thinking, resourcefulness, decisiveness, and enthusiasm - which guide our unique culture of excellence.
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Call 1-800-569-9427 x201Martin E. O'Brien, President
- Co-founded Allied Insurance with his father, Martin C. O'Brien, in 1982
- Nationally recognized expert and speaker on insurance niche marketing
- Founder and Charter Board Member of Target Markets Program Administrators Association
- Experience and industry relationships enable him to negotiate insurance contracts with a wide range of insurance companies serving Allied's niches
- Previous member of the Board of Directors for the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers, the largest insurance broker industry group
- Past Board Member of the Scaffold Industry Association Education Foundation
- Founding partner of Pittsburgh Social Venture Partners, a collaboration of individuals who invest time, expertise and capital to serve at-risk youth
- Advisory Board Member of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
- Graduate of USF&G Insurance School
- B.A., Marietta College
R. Jeffrey McGeary, Executive Vice President - Sales
- With Allied since 1990, earning numerous promotions, his last appointing him to Executive Vice President
- Member of Allied's Board of Directors and co-owner of Allied's crane business
- In addition to developing and maintaining large book of business, manages Allied sales and sales support staff
- Prior experience includes Underwriter for the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies; Production Underwriter for Professional Risk Management Services, Inc. in Washington, D.C.
- B.A., Allegheny College; graduate of the Chubb School of Insurance and the New Hampshire Insurance Company Sales School
Kathleen Wieland, AAM, Vice President - Administration
- With Allied since 1986; promoted to current position in 2000
- Serves as controller, handles human resources, and leads ongoing efforts to automate operations for maximum efficiency and client convenience
- Featured in numerous publications for expertise and efforts in automation
- In second class of insurance professionals to earn Associate in Automation Management (AAM) designation
- Associate Business Degree, Robert Morris University
Gail Carl, CPCU, ALCM, Vice President- Underwriting
- With Allied since 1998; established Allied's underwriting operation
- Two decades of underwriting experience
- Oversees internal insurance and administrative services of Allied's operations as a Managing General Agent (MGA); underwrites MGA accounts, while providing ongoing analysis of statistical data related to program business
- Prior experience includes Commercial Lines Underwriter with USF&G, Royal and Zurich; Staff Underwriter/Commercial Account Manager with Northbrook/St. Paul
- Designated Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU)
- Designated Associate in Loss Control Management (ALCM)
- B.A. in finance with minor in insurance from Marshall University
Susan D. Mason, CPCU, CIC, Vice President- Client Services & Marketing
- With Allied since 2008; promoted to current position in 2011
- Thirty-five years experience in insurance industry
- Prior experience includes agency management; sales, service and marketing for complex commercial lines clients; construction contracts and coverage
- Additional training in Agency Automation, Risk Management and Commercial Insurance coverage issues
- Designated Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU)
- Designated Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC)